Minneapolis Teachers <br />Decide To Strike, After Failed Contract Negotiations.<br />Minneapolis Teachers <br />Decide To Strike, After Failed Contract Negotiations.<br />The dispute is focused on a "living wage" for education support staff in the largest Minneapolis school district.<br />Also under negotiation are class-size limits and student mental health services.<br />We are on strike for safe and stable schools, we’re on strike for systemic change, , Greta Cunningham, Minneapolis Federation of Teachers, via ABC News.<br />... we’re on strike for our students, the future of our city and the future of Minneapolis public schools, Greta Cunningham, Minneapolis Federation of Teachers, via ABC News.<br />29,000 students are currently <br />affected by the strike.<br />While the school district has vowed <br />to continue negotiations, teacher union leaders <br />say the process should not have progressed to a strike.<br />This agreement could have been reached much earlier. It shouldn’t have taken a strike vote, but we got there, Leah VanDassor, Local Teachers Union President, via ABC News.<br />Parents who have dealt with the added stresses of at-home learning expressed weary support for the teachers.<br />You kind of become immune to it, between distance learning, and home school, it’s now a way of life, unfortunately, Twin Cities Parent, via ABC News.<br />In the neighboring city of St. Paul, negotiations averted a teacher strike, .<br />as district administrators largely agreed to the demands of teachers in their city.<br />This comprehensive settlement offer addresses the union’s priorities, does not add to the projected $42 million budget shortfall next year, , Joe Gothard, St. Paul Superintendent, <br />via ABC News.<br />... and most importantly, keeps our students, teachers and staff in the classroom, Joe Gothard, St. Paul Superintendent, <br />via ABC News.<br />Union officials in Minneapolis seek a starting wage of $35,000 for those who support the work of teachers in the district
